Voter
Registration
Deadline: October 16, 2012 (21 days preceding the
election).
Early
Voting
Centers: Open October 27-November 1, 2012 (2nd Saturday before
an election through the Thursday before an election). +

Overview:
Maryland remained solidly in the Democratic column as Obama/Biden
amassed a plurality of 705,975 votes (26.07 percentage points).Romney carried 16 counties to seven for
Obama,
but Obama piled up huge margins in Prince George's and Montgomery
Counties
and Baltimore City. The campaigns encouraged their supporters
to help out in the battleground state of
Virginia. Obama
| (Romney)BALLOT
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2008
OverviewObama amassed a plurality of 669,605 votes
(25.45 percentage points), more than twice that achieved by Kerry in
2004, and
carried 6 counties and Baltimore City to
17 counties for McCain. The major focus for Maryland activists
was helping out in battleground Virginia. In terms of visits,
McCain spoke at the National Guard Association conference in Baltimore
on Sept. 21 and appeared at a fundraiser in Baltimore on July 22; Joe
Biden appeared at a fundraiser in Baltimore on Sept. 23; and Ralph
Nader made a couple of trips.Obama/Allies
|
McCain/Allies | Nader

Notes:
Seven political
parties filed with the State Board of Elections to be officially
recognized in Maryland for the Nov. 2000 election. Six parties achieved
this status and appeared on the ballot (the Natural Law Party failed to
gain sufficient signatures).